| Review by: Devon
Bertsch |
| Date:
20/1/06 |
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Director: Doris Wishman
Starring: Chesty Morgan
(billed as Zsa Zsa), Harry Reems, Greg Reynolds,
Saul Meth, Phillip Stahl
Screenplay: J.J. Kendal
Tagline: She Doesn't
Have Breasts, She Has Deadly Weapons!!!
Country: USA
Year: 1974
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| Deadly Weapons is a true oddity
of cinema. The film stars Chesty Morgan, whose measurements
are a modest 73-32-36. I first saw this movie, and
its follow up Double Agent 73,
as a drive-in double feature on Joe Bob Briggs'
sadly missed cable show. Why is it I always end
up reviewing these sexploitation films that I hated
the first time around?
Deadly Weapons isn't strong
on plot. Chesty's sleazy beau is up to no
good. After trying to pull a fast one on his boss,
he gets done in by henchmen. Two written lines
on paper, 25 tedious minutes on screen. The movie's
pace never really picks up, so unfortunately it
may be a bit of a spoiler to say even that Chesty
sets out to get revenge, and it definitely is
a spoiler to say HOW she gets vengeance. However,
the DVD cover; most other reviews; and, honestly,
the title mention it, so if you're greatly
curious, just do a bit more research. I guess
the idea was that there was no need for speed
in terms of story because Chesty would be baring
all to keep the audience entertained.
Chesty is evidently Israeli, and as such had
great problems with her dialog. All of Chesty's
lines are ADR, so she's often not visible
on screen while talking. This could be forgiven,
but the real stars of the show aren't as
exciting as you might think. Yeah, they're
73-inches. 73-inches of veiny, floppy, droopy,
slab of boob. They ain't jugs, they're
full on buckets. When they ripple, it really is
like an ocean wave. 33 seconds in the viewer gets
deadly weaponed, so if that's all you want
to see, just stop it there. As for the rest of
Ms Morgan, she's otherwise quite frumpy.
Her terrible platinum blond wig doesn't
improve her overall sexuality. She does a strip
routine at one point, and it's just that…routine.
Chesty fumbles around a bit, then gets applause
for odd things like removing a garter. She spends
a lot of time looking disturbed and confused,
and keeps staring at the ceiling, which I guess
is better than the looking at the camera. Chesty
spends so much time exposed that the nudity becomes
desensitising while remaining completely unappealing.
In fact, I got a surprise when a much more attractive
girl is seen doing nude swimming aerobics because
I'd forgotten nudity could be fun.
Deadly Weapons also stars Mr.
Deepthroated, Harry Reems, but honestly, I have
no idea what character he played because I don't
know what he looks like. I'm not sure if
that's sad or very, very good for me. The
movie is very slow moving, with atrocious acting
all around, and a facile twist ending. It might've
been a so bad it's good in terms of plot
and execution, but those breasts are downright
scary and they're out a LOT. |
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| Video |
| Deadly Weapons is presented at
1.33:1. The film has heavy spicks and specks, noticeable
grain, and occasional splotches and lines. The overall
image is a bit hazy, and the film suffers from colour
tinges that cover the full frame. There are also
a few blotches present for the entire film that
make it look like dust has been wiped off the television
monitor in a few places. That being said, I can't
imagine Something Weird had much to work with. |
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| Audio |
| The film is in the original mono according to
my player, stereo according to sleeve. The sound
is pretty shit, but it's hard to tell if the
film is in synch or not because of the ADR. I'm
actually not even sure if it was shot with synch
sound, as a lot of dialog occurs off screen, and
there's quite a few characters' thought
processes presented in voiceover. The levels of
volume are fine, and again, what did Something Weird
have to start with? |
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| Extra Features |
| For extras, we get the trailer, as well as one
for the follow up Chesty feature Double
Agent 73. There's a gallery of Doris
Wishman movie art, and a four minute featurette
on breast development featuring vintage nudity. |
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| The Verdict |
| The big mystery about Deadly Weapons
is where did anyone find a bikini that fit Chesty?
That top must've originally been a red polka
dot curtain. If your interest is piqued, watch Serial
Mom, as one character has a wank (!) to
either this film or Double Agent 73.
If that's not enough for you, with Chesty,
there's always more. Deadly Weapons
is a perfect film for Something Weird to have released,
but probably belongs in their horror line, and I
wouldn't even advise a rental. |
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| Regional Coding |
All |
| Format |
NTSC |
| Aspect Ratio |
4:3 |
| 16x9 Enhanced? |
No |
| Audio Options |
English DD 1.0 |
| Subtitles |
None |
| Country |
Australia |
| Distributor |
Siren Visual Entertainment |
| Running Time |
75 minutes |
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Some may call this classic but that's udder-ly not true.